HC Deb 28 March 1988 vol 130 c288W
Mr. Allan Stewart

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the major trunk road projects which have been started during 1987–88 and those which lie expects to start in 1988–89.

Mr. Rifkind

The information is as follows:

Schemes with estimated cost over £1 million started since 1 April 1987

  • A75 Castle Douglas bypass A75 Glenluce bypass
  • M8 Starlaw junction, Livingston
  • M80 Stepps bypass (advance works)
  • A82 Auchendennan to Arden (Loch Lomond)
  • A82 Luss to Camus Nan Clais (Loch Lomond)
  • A830 Polnish to Lochailort
  • A9 Dornoch Firth approach roads (south)
  • A9 Dornoch Firth approach roads (north)
  • A9 Dunbeath bridge
  • A92 East Fife regional road, stages III and IV1
  • A92 Ellon bypass Tipperty1
  • A94 Candy to Stonehaven1

1 Contract awarded March 1988: possible works in April 1988.

Schemes with estimated cost over £1 million expected to start by 31 March 1989

  • A7 North Middleton
  • A75 Dumfries bypass
  • A77 Balsalloch-Balcreuchan
  • A835 Garve railway bridge
  • A87 Dornie bridge
  • A9 Dunblane bypass
  • A9 Dornoch Firth bridge
  • A94 Parkford-Balnabrcich
  • A94 Upper Northwater bridge—Oatyhill
  • A94 Stracathro junction
  • A96 Inverurie bypass